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Conti

(Encyclopedia) ContiContikôNtēˈ [key], cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon. Although the title of prince of Conti was created in the 16th cent., the founder of the continuous line was…

Dmitri

(Encyclopedia) DmitriDmitridəmēˈtrē [key] or DemetriusDmitridĭmēˈtrēəs [key], 1582–91, czarevich, son of Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) of Russia. His brother, Feodor I, succeeded Ivan in 1584, but…

The Oscars

Oscars–Filmographies Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Suppporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Original Music or Comedy…

The Year in Movies

Human Error Bad deeds do not go unpunished, however, and part of the function of film is to scourge us for our worst inclinations even while indulging them. Hence the perennial success of…

Akihito

(Encyclopedia) AkihitoAkihitoäkēˈhētō [key], 1933–, emperor of Japan (1989–2019). As crown prince, he traveled widely, visiting Great Britain, Canada, the United States, and many countries of Asia…

Russian Culture Timeline: Rise of Russia

Timeline: Russian CulturePart I: Rise of Russia by David Johnson 888 1036 1300 1411 1505 1655 Next: Peter's Revolution 888-889 Monks Cyril and Methodius develop written Slavic alphabet, called…

Theodorick BLAND, Congress, VA (1742-1790)

BLAND, Theodorick, (nephew of Richard Bland), a Delegate and a Representative from Virginia; born at Cawsons, on the Appomattox River, near Petersburg, Prince George County, Va., March 21,…

Ancient Persia: Kings

Ancient Persia: KingsCambyses, two kings of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia (c. 600–500 B.C.)Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, founder of the greatness of the Achaemenids and of the Persian Empire…